Fafana Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Fafana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 39 | 1:265,015 | 22,836 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Fafana (61) may also be a first name.
Fafana Demographics
Average Fafana Salary in
United States
$47,896 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fafana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fafana Come From? nationality or country of origin
Fafana (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎ, Russian: Фафана) occurs most in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fafana? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,943,350th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. The surname Fafana is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Fafana reside; 77 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Fafana is also the 1,257,960th most frequently held first name globally, held by 61 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 265,015. In Benin Fafana is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 62 percent live, Borgou Department, where 15 percent live and Littoral Department, where 15 percent live. Not including Benin Fafana is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 14 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent live.
Fafana Last Name Statistics demography
Fafana earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,896 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fafanas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fafanah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fafanna | 92 | 1 | / |
| Fofana | 83 | 592,306 | / |
| Vafana | 83 | 303 | / |
| Fafani | 83 | 26 | / |
| Fafona | 83 | 22 | / |
| Fafane | 83 | 8 | / |
| Fafano | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fefana | 83 | 3 | / |
| Fafena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fofanah | 77 | 60,461 | / |
| Fofanna | 77 | 111 | / |
| Phafana | 77 | 50 | / |
| Foufana | 77 | 13 | / |
| Foffana | 77 | 10 | / |
| Faffani | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ffofana | 77 | 3 | / |
| Fofanai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fofanaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Fgafona | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feffana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foofana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafaine | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fasfani | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faifane | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fafanyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faafano | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fodfana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Foefana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofanay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofanoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Fofannah | 71 | 47 | / |
| Fofanaia | 71 | 7 | / |
| Foufanah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fofanaih | 71 | 1 | / |
| Phofaana | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feafanes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fofano | 67 | 322 | / |
| Fofona | 67 | 216 | / |
| Fafone | 67 | 109 | / |
| Fofani | 67 | 108 | / |
| Fofane | 67 | 18 | / |
| Fofanh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Fófano | 67 | 10 | / |
| Fafono | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fofaná | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vafona | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fofena | 67 | 1 | / |
Fafana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fafana in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎ | fafana | 50 |
| ﺃﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎ | afafana | 16.67 |
| ﻓﻮﻓﺎﻧﺎ | fwfana | 16.67 |
| ﺍﻓﺎﻓﺎﻧﺎ | afafana | 16.67 |
| Fafana in the Russian language | ||
| Фафана | fafana | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fafana
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